Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh books Commonwealth Games berth

Pardeep Singh finished on the top of the podium after lifting 147kg in snatch and 195kg in clean & jerk for a total of 342kg in 105kg category at the Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Weightlifting Championships.

Indian weightlifter Pardeep Singh booked his place at the 2018 Commonwealth Games.(Getty Images)

Pardeep Singh qualified for next year’s Commonwealth Games with a gold medal as 34 new records were created by the Indians in the last five days of the Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior Weightlifting Championships at Gold Coast, Australia.

On the final day of the competition, India bagged two yellow metals, one silver and two bronze to wrap up their successful campaign in style.

In the men’s junior division 105kg category, Lovepreet Singh finished with a gold medal with a total effort of 325kg (150kg + 175kg), while Tejpal Singh Sandhu (+105 kg) claimed a bronze with a lift of 313kg (135kg + 178kg).

Purnima Pandey clinched a silver in junior women +90kg with a lift of 94kg in snatch and 121kg in clean & jerk for a total of 215kg.